Re: Perfect Manhattan Combination?

Originally Posted by WAINWRIGHT

Bruce is kind of the cocktail king,I'm sure if he threw those out there every damn one of them is going to be pretty stellar.

I confess I don't always get into scotch cocktails but if you like scotch the Affinity is worth a shot! But Macallan Cask Strength, like most whisky, continues to creep up making this a pretty spendy cocktail. Not sure how other whisky might fit as the Macallan CS is the suggested spirit.

Of course the Whisper is pretty pricey too but that one is damned good!

That yella whiskey runnin' down my throat like honey dew vine water and I took another slash…

Re: Perfect Manhattan Combination?

This is how I have been making my Manhattans lately, and they are sooooooo good.
1dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash Regan's Orange Bitters
2oz Rittenhouse BIB
1oz Carpano Antica Formula

Pretty Simple and not too crazy!

I tried this recipe, great by the way, I have decided Carpano is my favorite of all the Vermouths I have tried and the rittenhouse is a great base rye. On the bitters I have tried multiple combinations.
Angostura x2
Angostura x1 and orange x1
Peychands x1 and orange x1
Angostura x1 and Peychauds x1
Peychauds x2
Orange x2
I find the orange doesn't add much of a noticeable difference to me, I did however notice that I like just Peychauds the best. But each drink was a very tasty experiment.

My friend gave me a bottle of Stranahan's, so I have been using that the last couple nights, it is a bit spicy and dry and works pretty well in place of rye.

Re: Perfect Manhattan Combination?

Originally Posted by EagleRiver

I tried this recipe, great by the way, I have decided Carpano is my favorite of all the Vermouths I have tried and the rittenhouse is a great base rye. On the bitters I have tried multiple combinations.
Angostura x2
Angostura x1 and orange x1
Peychands x1 and orange x1
Angostura x1 and Peychauds x1
Peychauds x2
Orange x2
I find the orange doesn't add much of a noticeable difference to me, I did however notice that I like just Peychauds the best. But each drink was a very tasty experiment.

My friend gave me a bottle of Stranahan's, so I have been using that the last couple nights, it is a bit spicy and dry and works pretty well in place of rye.

I think I created a bit of a monster,I think the Manhattan kick is only equaled by my pursuit of all these damn expensive beers you keep recommending.......it's a hell of a fun hobby though isn't it?

"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human."
Larry Wachowski​

Re: Perfect Manhattan Combination?

Ya I have 4 beers on draft and about 30 different bottles in the fridge and I can't stop playing around with the manhattan recipe, lol. We did some Rob Roy's last week with Isle of Jura Prophecy, they was quite intense.